Introduction to Safe Prescribing of Opioids for Pain Management

Author(s): Randa Kutob, MDDISCLOSURE STATEMENT: All author(s), contributor(s), editor(s), and CME Office Reviewer(s) state that they do not have any financial arrangements with commercial interests that could constitute a conflict of interest.Further Author Information | Further CME Information

Financial Support Received: Supported by Grant Number 1U17CE002717-01, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the Department of Health and Human Services.

Introduction to Safe Prescribing of Opioids for Pain Management

1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM

Current CME Approval Period:
June 22, 2017 - June 21, 2019

Financial Support Received: Supported by Grant Number 1U17CE002717-01, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the Department of Health and Human Services.

ACCME/AMA PRA Accreditation Statement

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CME Office Contact Information and CME Disclosure

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson
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The following University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson CME Reviewers, Activity Directors, or Planning Committee Members have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests that could constitute a conflict of interest with the proposed activity:

Robert Amend, M.Ed. Randa Kutob, MD

Introduction to Safe Prescribing of Opioids for Pain Management

About the Author

Randa Kutob, MDDr. Kutob is an Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson and Director of the Office of Continuing Medical Education. She is a board-certified Family Medicine physician and Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine with extensive teaching, clinical work, and research in the arena of cross-cultural care and chronic disease prevention and treatment.

Disclosure: Dr. Kutob states that she does not have any financial arrangements that could constitute a conflict of interest.

About the Reviewers/Editors

Daniel Derksen, MDDr. Derksen is the Walter H. Pearce Endowed Chair and Director of the University of Arizona (UA) Center for Rural Health (AzCRH). He is also Professor in the Public Health Policy and Management Program at UA's Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. As AzCRH Director, he oversees the State Office of Rural Health (AzSORH), the Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (AzFlex), the Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (AzSHIP), and the AzCRH Navigator Consortium.

Disclosure: Dr. Derksen states that he does not have any financial arrangements that could constitute a conflict of interest.

Aram Mardian, MDDr. Mardian is Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix and Chief of the Chronic Pain Wellness Center at the Phoenix VA Health Care System. He is a board-certified family physician and holds additional certifications in pain medicine and medical acupuncture. He serves as Co-Chair for the Health Care Advisory Team for the Arizona Prescription Drug Misuse & Abuse Initiative.

Disclosure: Dr. Mardian states that he does not have any financial arrangements that could constitute a conflict of interest.

William C. Thompson IV, MDDr. Thompson is a Pain Medicine Specialist board certified in both Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. He is the Vice President of the Arizona Society of Interventional Pain Physicians and a board member of the Arizona Society of Anesthesiologists. He serves on the Arizona Department of Health Services Prescription Drug Misuse and Abuse Initiative Health Care Advisory Team.

Disclosure: Dr. Thompson states that he does not have any financial arrangements that could constitute a conflict of interest.

Introduction to Safe Prescribing of Opioids for Pain Management

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User Comments

by Alexandra Leguire | May 24, 2018
More people need educated on the dangers and harm involved in the over-prescription of opiate medications and addictive medications. This was very informative.

by Bruce Davis | May 22, 2018
I am a surgeon, not a primary care specialist. While interesting and informative about opioid abuse this had little relevance to my daily practice

by Robert Hamilton | May 22, 2018
Please review the question and comments about DM control with a HgbA1c less than 7.

by Allen Holloway | May 20, 2018
I found it much more useful than I had expected. The patient scenarios are very helpful.

by Robert Page | May 18, 2018
The course was excellent. The clinical presentations were very good. What we need now are community programs available to patients at minimal or no cost , something like community diabetic teaching classes were easily available at hospitals or community centers in the past This would enable us to get the message out to concerned patients and family . We need help !

by Hidden | May 15, 2018
I'm an Emergency Medicine physician. None of the cholesterol or chronic risk reduction questions seem very pertinent to my practice. Also, a case addressing acute pain like I see every shift would be nice. Overall a good course. Better than most computer based courses.

Introduction to Safe Prescribing of Opioids for Pain Management

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